WASHINGTON, November 29, 2012 – The world cannot afford for high and volatile food prices to be the “new normal,” while millions of people continue to suffer from hunger and to die from malnutrition, ...

New Studies Show Potential Impact of Programs for Sex Workers, People Who Inject Drugs, and Men Who Have Sex with Men WASHINGTON, November 28, 2012 – As the world prepares to commemorate World AIDS Da...

Bank President Kim says world can learn from government policies that increased wealth for tens of millions WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2012 – A new World Bank report released today found that Latin America ...

Financial disclosure is a powerful anti-corruption tool WASHINGTON, November 8, 2012– Financial disclosure laws requiring public officials to file a statement of their assets, liabilities and interest...

WASHINGTON, November 2, 2012 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has endorsed a move that will make the Bank’s original financing instrument more effective and clear for governments, staff...

Washington, D.C., October 23, 2012—A new IFC and World Bank report finds that four of 12* Caribbean economies implemented regulatory reforms making it easier for local entrepreneurs to do business in ...

Washington, D.C., October 23, 2012—Local entrepreneurs in developing countries are finding it easier to do business than at any time in the last 10 years, highlighting the significant progress that ha...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2012–Most economies are recovering from the sharp drops in new firm registration triggered by the 2008 global financial crisis—an improvement that may have been bolstered by gover...

WASHINGTON, October 18, 2012 — The World Bank Board of Directors today endorsed a new strategy that will guide the World Bank Group’s engagement in Suriname for the next two years. The Interim Strateg...

HYDERABAD, October 18, 2012 - New approaches to financing nature conservation that mobilize funding and community action can provide the long-term sustainability needed to secure healthier ecosystems ...

From the Peruvian Andes to Mexico's white-sand beaches, Latin America and the Caribbean plays home to 34% of the world’s plant species and 27% of mammals, making it one of the world’s biodiversity ‘su...

WASHINGTON— At the IMF-World Bank Annual meetings in Tokyo, the UK Department for International Development (DFID) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Bank Integrity Vice Preside...

Kim calls on shareholders and development partners to help “bend the arc of history,” accelerate progress, and virtually eliminate extreme poverty TOKYO, October 12, 2012 - World Bank Group President ...

Thank you for coming. I know many of you have attended Annual Meetings before. This is my first, and I'm looking forward to meeting with Governors and our stakeholders.First, let me thank the governme...